Description: You will be assigned to research and present information with a partner about a specific genetic disorder. You will gather information about your genetic disorder then post it on your own page of this wiki. Upon posting your project, you will view at least 5 of your classmates' genetic disorder pages and post well thought out, constructive comments on each one.
Your wiki page must include the following:
Name of the genetic disorder.
Type of genetic disorder - how is it inherited? Dominant, recessive, sex-linked, nondisjunction , mutation, which chromosome it is located on, gene locus,etc.
Description of the symptoms/effects
Diagnosis - what methods are used to diagnose the disorder?
Prognosis - doctor's prediction of how a patient's disorder will progress - for ex: early death
Treatment - (if no treatment is currently available, explain why)
Statistics on the # of individuals born with the disorder - (if applicable - include ethnic groups which are most prone to the disorder)
Other information: any other interesting information - for example - famous cases in history
3 relevant and appropriate digital images
Minimum of 3 reputable sources from which you derived and checked your information (include links)
Possible genetic disorders for this project: Achondroplasia, Angelman Syndrome, Albinism, Breast cancer (BRCAC-1,2),
Cleft lip/cleft palate – X-linked type, Colon cancer (familial), Color Blindness, Cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism), Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (Cry of the Cat), Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Fragile X, Hemophilia, Huntington's Chorea, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Marfan's Syndrome, Maple syrup urine disease, PKU (Phenylketonuria), Prader-Willi syndrome, Progeria, SCIDS (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay-Sach's, Tourette’s Syndrome, Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome),
Trisomy 18 (Edward’s Syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Turner's Syndrome, 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
How will you be graded on this project? Possible points = 75pts.
Points
15-13 Points
12-10 Points
9-6 Points
5-0 Points
Points/Comments
Organization
Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.
Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.
Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.
The information appears to be disorganized.
Quality of Information
All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.
All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.
All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with1 sentence about each.
One or more topics were not addressed.
Grammar/spelling
No or very few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors common throughout
Relevant images
.
All 3 Images are relevant, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic
All 3 Images are accurate but only 2 add to the reader's understanding of the topic
Less than 3 images are present. Some are inaccurate or do not add interest to topic..
Internet sources
All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.
All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.
Some sources are not accurately documented.
Posted comments
Posted 5 well thought out and constructive comments on other students’ pages
Posted 5 comments with less than 4 well thought out constructive comments
Posted less than 5 comments some of which were not constructive and well-thought out.
Description: You will be assigned to research and present information with a partner about a specific genetic disorder. You will gather information about your genetic disorder then post it on your own page of this wiki. Upon posting your project, you will view at least 5 of your classmates' genetic disorder pages and post well thought out, constructive comments on each one.
Your wiki page must include the following:
Possible genetic disorders for this project: Achondroplasia, Angelman Syndrome, Albinism, Breast cancer (BRCAC-1,2),
Cleft lip/cleft palate – X-linked type, Colon cancer (familial), Color Blindness, Cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism), Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (Cry of the Cat), Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Fragile X, Hemophilia, Huntington's Chorea, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Marfan's Syndrome, Maple syrup urine disease, PKU (Phenylketonuria), Prader-Willi syndrome, Progeria, SCIDS (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay-Sach's, Tourette’s Syndrome, Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome),
Trisomy 18 (Edward’s Syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Turner's Syndrome, 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
How will you be graded on this project? Possible points = 75pts.